COMPARING TWO PLACES
Liberal vs Dodge City
PLACE A
Liberal, Missouri
VS
PLACE B
Dodge City, Kansas
Liberal is 98% smaller than Dodge City. Dodge City earns more, with a median household income $3,471 higher. Dodge City has grown faster since 2000 (2% vs -17%).
LIBERALDODGE CITYDIFFERENCE
Total population63827,653−98% vs Dodge City
Population density7561,876−1,120
Population growth-17.1%1.6%−18.8 pts
Median age45.830.2+15.6
Male49.9%52.3%−2.4 pts
Female50.1%47.7%+2.4 pts
Foreign-born0.4%28.5%−28.1 pts
White, non-Hispanic88.8%27.1%+61.6 pts
Black0.0%2.9%−2.9 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.7%66.9%−64.2 pts
Asian0.0%1.1%−1.1 pts
Other8.6%1.9%+6.6 pts
Median household income$65,250$68,721−$3,471
Per capita income$30,057$28,944+$1,113
Poverty rate14.1%14.6%−0.5 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4310.402+0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%20.0%−1.6 pts
Graduate degree6.3%6.2%+0.1 pts
Unemployment rate12.9%5.6%+7.3 pts
Labor force participation59.3%72.2%−13.0 pts
Median home value$77,000$151,700−$74,700
Median gross rent$650$1,045−$395
Owner-occupied68.1%56.6%+11.6 pts
Housing vacancy rate23.6%6.9%+16.6 pts
Rent-burdened households30.9%26.0%+4.8 pts
Average commute24.711.6+13.1
Worked from home3.8%1.9%+1.9 pts
Public transit to work0.0%0.0%Even
Uninsured8.3%17.9%−9.6 pts
Population, 1990 – 2025